Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1984
Keeping The Faith was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZSS 173147 1A STERLING P-GSide A Runout Variant 1
ZSS 173088 1C G1 STERLINGSide B Runout Variant 1
ZSS 173147 1A STERLING P-GSide A Runout Variant 2
ZSS 173088 1D G2 STERLINGSide B Runout Variant 2
ZSS 173147 1BSide A
ZSS 173147 1BSide B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA223246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA223246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04681First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04681First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4917 / CBS A-4917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | CBS 8649First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA223246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS A 4917First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Columbia AS 1982First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 38-04681First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 38-04681First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | Ecuador | CBS 133-01037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-046817", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 8677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 8677", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Columbia 13-08419 / Collectables 13-084197", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Keeping The Faith are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1984 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 38-04681.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-04681, AS 1982, BA223246, 38 04681) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 173147 1A STERLING P-G and ZSS 173088 1C G1 STERLING. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
